When the Supreme Court Turns Its Back on Democracy The Voting Rights Act ended 150 years of Jim Crow and finally gave truth to the 15th Amendment. In a democracy, the faith of the people is born of a belief that they can participate in its processes and benefit from its success. This cruel and unjust ruling on Louisiana v. Callais guts what was left of the Voting Rights Act and sets us farther on the path to authoritarianism — aided and abetted by the Supreme Court. Through intentional decisions that have chipped away at democracy’s guardrails, we are returning to the before-times when voters of color were silenced before a single vote was cast.